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Cherry Blossom-themed cars parade through Washington, D.C., and National Landing in Virginia this weekend.

Here are answers to your questions about D.C.’s new COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration system.

Two people were killed and three others were shot Wednesday in Southeast D.C., prompting a massive police presence and response from District officials.

Two 13-year-old boys are charged with two armed carjackings that occurred blocks from each other Friday night in D.C. This comes almost a week after another pair of teens were accused of a fatal carjacking also in the District.

Scaffolding on the roof of a four-story building partially collapsed and some restaurants had to be evacuated in D.C. Sunday.

Friday, March 26, is being honored as the National Day of Action and Healing to stop hate against Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Groups and individuals have been rallying around #StopAsianHate to say “enough” amid a disturbing rise in hate crimes and following a devastating mass shooting in Georgia. Why March 26? It marks the day the 1790 Naturalization Act…

A teenager was shot as he allegedly tried to rob a man who turned out to be an off-duty Pentagon police officer, according to D.C. police. A 16-year-old boy armed with a BB gun attempted to rob the officer in the 1200 block of Mississippi Ave SE near Oxon Run Park about 9:20 p.m., police said. The officer tried to…

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D.C. Police said a burglary and sexual assault suspect fleeing a Northwest D.C. apartment complex Wednesday fell from the building and died. Residents said they can sleep a little easier knowing the suspect isn’t on the loose, but they still have questions: who was this man, and how did he manage to get inside an otherwise secure apartment? Police...

Today marks seven years since Relisha Rudd’s disappearance, and D.C. Police says it still hasn’t given up looking for her. Last year, D.C. Police released a new age progression photo to show what the D.C. girl may look like at 14 years old. Relisha was just eight years old when she disappeared from the D.C. homeless shelter where she lived with...

A dump truck overturned and spilled concrete in Southeast Washington D.C., Saturday morning as winter weather moved into the area. Authorities haven’t detailed the exact circumstances of the crash, so it’s unclear if freezing rain and moving into the D.C. area contributed. Two other vehicles were involved in the crash at Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenues SE, DC Fire and...

Nine-year-old Zyah Brown was set to perform with a go-go band at Black Lives Matters Plaza on Election Night, but before she could take the mic, she couldn’t believe her eyes. “The police were pushing and shoving people in the crowd,” Zyah said. “I lost my family in the mix; we started running.” Seeing her father in handcuffs left...

National Guard troops protecting D.C. will be here longer than expected. The Guard said it will continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with 7,000 members, then draw down to 5,000 troops through mid-March. Guardsmen will be helping with security, communications and logistics, the Guard said. Officials said it’s not clear who requested the extended troop presence. D.C. Mayor Muriel...

Daily life in Washington, D.C., is starting to return to normal, but Mayor Muriel Bowser said she has directed officials to keep an enhanced security posture after the Capitol riot, then multiple bomb threats and arrests on Inauguration Day. Roads, Metro stations and bridges are in the process of reopening and by Friday morning most closures should be finished....

A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk has been arrested Sunday by the FBI.

It’s hard to go wrong with pizza, which is what a few members of Congress opted for as a way to show their appreciation for the National Guard stationed at the Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.

D.C. police were searching Monday for a stolen vehicle that had two children inside at the time it was stolen. The vehicle was described as a black 2020 Toyota RAV4 with a Maryland tag. The suspect climbed into the vehicle, which was left unattended, and fled northbound in the 3800 block of New Hampshire Ave Northwest at about 7:30 p.m,…

Some D.C. residents, worried that violence will return to the District ahead of Inauguration Day, are asking neighbors to stop renting out Airbnb properties next week to prevent rioters from having a place to stay.

Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how police handled Wednesday’s violent breach at the Capitol.

A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys from the nation’s capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested.

The ban on indoor dining in D.C. is set to take effect just before Christmas on Dec. 23, after a troubling surge in cases of COVID-19. Owners of affected restaurants have reacted with everything from understanding to frustration.

His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic

In a heartening demonstration of interstate collectivism, Maryland and Virginia are each donating 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the District of Columbia

D.C. is set to suspend indoor dining starting Dec. 23 at 10 p.m. and continuing until 5 a.m. on Jan. 15, Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a press release. Additionally, the order extends the state of emergency and public health emergency for Washington, D.C. through March 31, 2021. The order prohibits restaurants from seating customers indoors over the Christmas and…

D.C. firefighters and first responders will be getting vaccinated Thursday as part of a citywide effort to boost confidence in the new COVID-19 vaccine.

The District of Columbia Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a permanent version of the Sanctuary Values ​​Act, legislation that restricts cooperation between local agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and strengthens the status of the U.S. capital as a “sanctuary city.” Just over a year ago, the government body had passed an “emergency” version of this law, but...

Maryland’s electors have cast their 10 votes for president for Democrat Joe Biden, who won Maryland’s popular vote in November

Crowds of President Trump’s supporters convened to rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

More marches in support of President Donald Trump are expected to bring large crowds to D.C. this weekend.

Thousands of unemployed D.C. residents will soon receive $1,200 checks, the mayor announced Monday.

Carmelo Duncan barely lived before he died. Carmelo, just 15 months old, was fatally shot Wednesday night in D.C., police say. At least 10 shots hit the car his father was driving. Police are calling it a targeted shooting. Mayor Muriel Bowser was more blunt, calling it what it truly is: a heinous crime  “The level of senselessness is impossible…

D.C. Public Schools is preparing for an ambitious pilot program in which it will regularly test some students and staff for the coronavirus. The free pilot program is for CARE students, who take virtual lessons inside a school building. Starting next week, students will receive a nasal-swab test about every 10 days. The school system plans to mail test kits…

Help is available for thousands of D.C. residents who have fallen behind on rent payments. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday the city has $10 million in grants to pay back rent. Renters can qualify for up to $2,000 a month in back rent. The program is also open to affordable housing units and landlords with apartment buildings of 20…

The owner of a Pilates-based fitness studio chain sent a letter to clients saying the D.C. locations will remain open despite the city’s new COVID-19 restrictions suspending all indoor group workout classes. Restrictions went into effect Wednesday in D.C. as coronavirus cases continue to rise. The order prohibits all indoor group exercise classes and all outdoor group classes with...

Gunfire struck a D.C. firefighter who was tending to a shooting victim in Southwest Washington Sunday night, police say. A man was shot about 4:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at the corner of MLK Avenue and South Capitol Street SW, police said. As firefighters and police responded to the shooting, gunfire erupted across the street...

A Metro employee was shot in Virginia Wednesday evening during an apparent road rage incident, WMATA says. Metro says the employee was on his way to work when he was shot along I-395 in Virginia at the 14th Street Bridge. Metro says it was an apparent road rage incident. Virginia State Police say they Metro employee, driving a Toyota Corolla,…

A D.C. restaurant owner who would feed anyone, regardless of whether they could pay, nearly went out of business because of the coronavirus pandemic. But then the community stepped up in a way he could never have imagined. Thousands of donors helped save Kazi Mannan’s restaurant, Sakina Halal Grill, from going under. You might call it a case of...

A PhD student at the University of Illinois Chicago, who works at the University of Notre Dame, was charged with murder Saturday in the death of her ex-boyfriend in Washington, D.C., according to police and court documents.

D.C. police are investigating the report of a hate crime that happened Tuesday at a tea shop near Dupont Circle, apparently sparked by anger over COVID-19. Security camera video apparently shows a man spraying a Chinese-American shop owner with a substance and yelling at him about the coronavirus. This is not the first time the victim and his tea...

The 98th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will be a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service announced Monday. The lighting and holiday performances will take place on Dec. 3 and, rather than the typical live audience, anyone can watch a livestream of the event online, NPS said in a news release. “Due to COVID-19-related…

There are already plans underway for the presidential transition and for Joe Biden’s inauguration, News4 has learned. The Biden team will have access to a 128,000 square foot office space for its transition, which is enough for 500 people including Secret Service protection. The space was prepared for Election Day inside a wing of the U.S. Commerce Department headquarters on…

National Pupusa Day is on Sunday, and this iconic Salvadoran dish beloved in D.C. is perfect for take-out. Many are avoiding dine-in due to the pandemic, but pupusas are loved in part because of their portability (but mostly because of their deliciousness). This year on National Pupusa Day, take-out deals are the way to enjoy this cross-continental favorite. La...

Hundreds of people peacefully demonstrated near the White House again Wednesday night while keeping an anxious eye on the results of the 2020 presidential election. The mood was celebratory at times, with many dancing and hanging out on Black Lives Matter Plaza. By 11 p.m., the crowds dwindled significantly and a couple dozen still stood near a fence bordering Lafayette…

Demonstrations in Washington, D.C., were largely peaceful on election night, with four people arrested as many others awaited election results in Black Lives Matter Plaza. Chief of Police Peter Newsham said Wednesday that he was “very pleased” that demonstrations near the White House were calm. He cited “a couple of minor incidents” in which a total of four people were...

All D.C. police officers will be on duty in the coming days as Washington braces for the possibility of civil unrest around the presidential election Tuesday. Officers will be on the streets, the director of the city’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Chris Rodriguez told reporters on Monday. Businesses downtown continue to board up their windows, and federal...

D.C. opened the doors Tuesday at early voting centers across the city to lines of citizens waiting to cast their ballots in-person for the presidency, D.C. Council and more. Thirty-two early voting centers, including six Super Vote Centers that can accommodate larger crowds, are located across all eight wards. Here’s a map of locations. Most early voting centers are...

While much of Washington is twisted in knots over the upcoming election, there’s another contingent already busy trying to figure out how to stage an inauguration for the next president during a pandemic.

D.C.’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Hebrew preschool previously accused of ignoring allegations that a teacher was sexually abusing children, saying the school created an “environment ripe for abuse.” Attorney General Karl A. Racine said in a release the Washington Hebrew Congregation routinely ignored D.C. laws designed to protect children. The Northwest D.C. synagogue placed children...

Of course a pandemic cannot stop kids from wanting to go trick-or-treating this year, because, well, they’re kids. One family in Washington, D.C., has found a pretty cool way to distribute candy in a socially-distanced fashion and raise money for a good cause. They’re making candy chutes, a concept that’s been widely shared online as a magic potion that...

Hundreds of restaurants and bars in D.C. are getting some much needed help to stay open for outdoor dining as the weather turns cooler. On Tuesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration began sending checks to more than 300 restaurants. Each restaurant approved for the grant will get $6,000. The money is coming just in time for Cork Wine Bar on 14th…

While voter turnout is expected to be at an all-time high during the 2020 election, there are still thousands of eligible voters in D.C. who aren’t registered — and some D.C. sports greats are hoping to get those residents to go to the polls. Phil Chenier, who was part of the Washington Bullets 1978 championship team, was on hand at…

Prince George’s County police exchanged gunfire with a carjacking suspect early Thursday in Washington, D.C., police say. No injuries have been reported. Prince George’s officers initially responded to a call about a carjacking. At some point, the car was seen near Pennsylvania Avenue and Walters Lane in Forestville, Maryland, police say. Police then pursued the suspect, who drove into...

In his first feature film “Residue” art imitates life for writer, director and D.C. native Merawi Gerima. The movie centers around, Jay, an aspiring filmmaker who returns to the District to write a screenplay about the Eckington neighborhood where he grew up, only to find it transformed. “It looks a lot different around here,” Jay says in the movie....

The D.C. Board of Elections is opening 55 ballot drop boxes across the city Monday, a move officials say is designed to make voting easier ahead of the November general election. D.C is mailing ballots to every registered voter, whether they requested one or not. Some of those ballots were delivered last week and more should arrive in coming...

New laws taking effect in D.C., Maryland and Virginia could impact your wallet, protect you at work or change how you get around the D.C. area. On Oct. 1, 2020, numerous bills passed before and after the start of the pandemic are taking effect. Here’s a look at some of the major changes. The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stop Maryland...

Residents in two quadrants of Washington, D.C., say they found dozens of mail-in ballots bundled together and sitting out in the open at mailboxes and apartment complexes. There’s no evidence the ballots were tampered with or that fraud was taking place, but residents are concerned given the unprecedented number of mail-in ballots expected this November — they don’t want...

Dozens of World War II aircraft were set to fly over Washington, D.C., on Friday to commemorate 75 years since the war ended, but the flights were called off about an hour beforehand due to weather. The flyovers were expected around the National Mall at 11:30 a.m. The group planning the event, Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, said on Facebook they…

Low-visibility weather has canceled the flyover of dozens of World War II aircraft on Saturday that was meant to commemorate 75 years since the war ended. Instead, the group planning the event, Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, will air a video tribute on their Facebook and YouTube pages at 10 a.m. The flyovers were expected around the National Mall at 11:30…

The D.C. Board of Elections announced it will open a voting supercenter east of the river after facing criticism from residents of Wards 7 and 8. The District will open six voting supercenters, with the Capital One Arena, Nationals Park and now the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Ward 8 among them. “The thought was to try to be able…

Protesters filled the streets of D.C. and cities across America Wednesday night in reaction to a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to charge Louisville officers in the death of Breonna Taylor. Hundreds of demonstrators marched from the Department of Justice to Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House. D.C. police said rolling road closures were in effect as...

As it prepares for potentially massive voter turnout, the D.C. Board of Elections is facing criticism from residents east of the river. The District will open five voting supercenters, with the Capital One Arena and Nationals Park among them, but none of the supercenters are located in Wards 7 or 8. Those residents would have to cross the river to…

A D.C. officer shot a suspect who confronted him with a gun Friday night in Northeast, police say. The off-duty officer was in the 4200 block of Minnesota Avenue NE just after 11 p.m. when police say 17 year-old Cornell Smith confronted him. Smith and the officer exchanged gunfire before the suspect ran off, police said. The officer was not…

A food delivery driver said he’s thankful to be alive after he was struck by his own car in an attempted car theft. D.C. police said a delivery driver left a Nissan Altima running at 18th and Newton streets NW Tuesday afternoon when a man got into the car and tried to drive off. The delivery driver, Denis Miranda,...

Nearly a week after raw sewage spewed into homes in D.C.’s Edgewood neighborhood during major rainstorms, D.C. Water has said it will give residents money to recover from the damages. D.C. Water made the surprise announcement to residents during a virtual town hall meeting the utility company organized Wednesday night. The company said it will give homeowners up to...

A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Sqaure.

The hit-and-run driver involved in a pedestrian crash that seriously injured two children and two adults in D.C. Tuesday was trying to steal a car that a food delivery driver had left running nearby, police say. D.C. police said Wednesday that a delivery driver left the Nissan Altima running at 18th and Newton streets NW Tuesday afternoon when a...

Two children and two adults were seriously injured when a car struck them in Northwest D.C. Tuesday evening, fire officials say. D.C. police said the driver of a dark-colored Nissan Altima was speeding when the car jumped the curb, plowed through a street sign and drove down a sidewalk before hitting the four people on the sidewalk at 18th...

Demonstrators protesting the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay Wednesday got face-to-face with police outside the 7th District station Saturday night.

An officer fatally shot an 18-year-old in Southeast D.C. Wednesday, police say, prompting protests outside a police station.

A fourth suspect in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy in D.C. on July Fourth has turned himself in to police.  On Monday, 25-year-old Marcel Gordon, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, surrendered to police in the death of Davon McNeal. Gordon is charged with first-degree murder while armed. He’s the final named suspect wanted in the shooting. Gordon has...

D.C. police released a video Tuesday night that shows a suspect wanted for assaulting an officer during protests early Friday morning. The suspect went up to a Metropolitan Police Department officer about 12:30 a.m. as they were making an arrest near the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and assaulted the officer before running off, police said....

A 33-year-old man was stabbed and killed in Northwest D.C. Saturday night. Police found Aaron Watts suffering from a stab wound in the unit block of Bates Street NW shortly after 10 p.m. Medics took Watts to a hospital, but all life-saving efforts failed, police said. Investigators determined the stabbing happened in the unit block of Florida Avenue NW....

Howard University is mourning the death of beloved actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons Jackie Robinson, James Brown and Thurgood Marshall before playing his largest role yet — T’Challa in the groundbreaking film “Black Panther.” “Boseman was a man of grace and humility. A deep thinker who had a deep passion for writing and uplifting his people,”…

New video shows a man who allegedly punched a waiter at a restaurant in D.C.’s City Center on Friday after the waiter refused to seat his party of 20 people, which is illegal under the city’s coronavirus guidelines. The man grew irate when the restaurant Fig and Olive in Palmer Alley refused to seat the large group, a police...

Drivers can expect major road closures in D.C. on Friday as thousands are expected to participate in a march against police brutality. Protesters with the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off our Necks” will gather starting at 7 a.m. and eventually march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The following streets will be closed...

Officials at the National Zoo are jacking up their internet capabilities as a new giant panda cub is sparking fresh rounds of pandemic-fueled panda-mania

An 18-year-old man who was shot in D.C. days before he was set to go to college has died. Someone shot Richard Bangura multiple times the evening of Sunday, Aug. 9 in the 2400 block of Franklin Street NE, police said. Bangura died a week later on the same day he planned to go to Temple University in Philadelphia. His…

One homeless couple in D.C. lost their shelter from the weather and the few trinkets of life they hold dear. Stevie has been on the streets for about a year and a half. She says the death of her mother, whom she lived with, cast her into homelessness. “So, we have our people that come at us that harass...

The Washington Football Team has activated linebacker Reuben Foster off the physically unable to perform list

Seven people were injured Tuesday night in two separate shootings in D.C., police say. Three people were shot in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue NE about 9:30 p.m. Police said two shooting victims were conscious and breathing and the third was not breathing. A short time later, four people, including one juvenile, were shot In the 5400 block of…

Anyone who recently attended services at one Catholic church in D.C. is being advised to self-quarantine after the pastor, who criticized coronavirus-related restrictions, tested positive for the virus.  Monsignor Charles Pope reported testing positive, Holy Comforter St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church and D.C. Health Department said. The church is closed for two weeks and anyone who was there on...

Three men in their 20s are missing after they went overboard Sunday evening from a boat in the Potomac River.  None of the men were wearing life jackets and a recovery operation, not a rescue operation, is underway, D.C.’s fire department says.  Mustafa Haidar, 26; Ahmad “Johnny” Noory, 28; and Omid Rabani, 23, were on a boat in the...

D.C. health officials are urging anyone who attended a Catholic Church on Capitol Hill to quarantine for two weeks after the church’s priest tested positive for coronavirus. On Tuesday, Holy Comforter Saint Cyprian notified parishioners that Monsignor Charles Pope tested positive for COVID-19. The D.C. Department of Health says anyone who took communion at the church during the services...

Mourners have braved coronavirus fears and brutal heat to pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis outside the U.S. Capitol

Washington, D.C., will say its final goodbyes this week to Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who was known as the “conscience of Congress” and served there for more than 30 years.

A notoriously dangerous traffic circle is getting a safety makeover. The Chevy Chase Circle on the D.C.-Maryland line is likely one of the most confusing traffic circles in the area — and that’s saying something. “There’s been no level of understanding by most drivers,” Chevy Chase Village Police Chief John Fitzgerald said. Thousands of commuters, travelers and tourists come...

Numerous roads will be shut down in D.C. Monday for a funeral procession honoring Rep. John Lewis before the body of the civil rights icon arrives at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. D.C. police said there will be increased police activity in support of the procession and temporary road closures in the following locations between about 11:30...

A D.C. family is pleading for answers after a man disappeared more than a week ago. Keith Johnson was last seen at his home on Tobias Drive SE on Monday, July 13. Tuesday was Johnson’s 44th birthday, but his family still has no idea where he is. “I’m hurt. I’m hurt. I’m shocked,” Johnson’s fiance Letitia Kemp said. “It’s...

Family and neighbors are concerned for a D.C. mother who hasn’t been seen since Thursday. Olga Ooro, 34 was last seen walking away from her apartment building in the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW the evening of July 16, police say. Ooro’s father came to her apartment to pick up his grandson over the weekend and found the boy…

One man died and eight other people were injured Sunday when three men opened fire on a busy street in D.C.’s Columbia Heights neighborhood, police say. Devin Peterson of Northeast D.C. died after he was shot. He was 28. D.C. Chief of Police Peter Newsham said three men jumped out of a car and started shooting just before 5...

A federal grand jury indicted a D.C. man Tuesday and charged him with spray painting the Lincoln Memorial during protests against racial injustice in late May. U.S. Park Police officers said they saw 26-year-old Micah Avery spray paint “Yall not tired yet?” on the memorial on May 30. Avery ran off when the officers approached him, but the officers...

The nation’s capital has declared beekeepers to be essential workers during the coronavirus outbreak

Washington’s NFL team will get rid of its name, which is considered a racial slur, on Monday, according to multiple reports.

Men suspected in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy in D.C. on July Fourth had what police called “neighborhood beefs” with each other and had been linked to previous shootings and homicides.  Court documents lay out how police were able to identify at least four men suspected in the death of Davon McNeal. Suspect Daryle Bond, 18, appeared in…

D.C. police made an arrest in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy July 4 in Southeast and are looking for four other suspects in the homicide case.  Police arrested 18-year-old Daryle Bond Thursday afternoon and charged him with first-degree murder while armed. Police also obtained arrest warrants for 19-year-old Carlo General, 25-year-old Marcel Gordon and 22-year-old Christian Wingfield....

Amazon will stop selling Washington NFL merchandise after the football team said it would undergo a review of its name, which is considered a racial slur. The Seattle-based online shopping giant informed sellers Wednesday morning that it would be pulling Washington’s merchandise from its online marketplace. Other major retailers, including Walmart, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods, have also stopped...

An 11-year-old boy who was shot and killed on July Fourth in Southeast D.C. was the son of a violence interrupter and had helped his mother earlier that day with an anti-violence event, city officials said Monday.  Davon McNeal, a middle school student, stepped out of his mother’s car Saturday night just as gunfire erupted among a group of...

An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed when a group of men began shooting in a Southeast D.C. neighborhood Saturday night, police say. His grandfather is active in anti-violence efforts. Davon McNeal was on his way to a Fourth of July cookout when his family stopped at his aunt’s house to pick up a phone charger, his grandfather John...

A group of protesters in D.C. burned an American flag on Black Lives Matter Plaza Saturday. WTOP’s Alejandro Alvarez reports some protesters tried to stop a group called RevCom, short for Revolutionary Communist Party, from burning a few small American flags. After some arguments, the group managed to get a larger flag and set it on fire outside Lafayette...

It’s no surprise: The Fourth of July this year is going to be different. While heading to a party would seriously risk your health, there are still ways to get festive: backyard grilling; red, white and blue outfits, desserts and decorations; and — in some areas — fireworks. Maintaining a social distance is key if you’re going out for fireworks….